Acacia gittinsii Pedley

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Graceful shrub 1–2 m high, distinguished from A. ruppii in the following ways: Phyllodes linear to narrowly linear, 1–3 cm long, 0.6–1.2 mm wide; gland normally absent. Inflorescences 6–15-headed racemes; raceme axes 2–5 cm long and together with the peduncles rather slender and sparsely to moderately hairy; heads 4–5 mm diam., c. 20-flowered. Petals glabrous or subglabrous. Pods (very immature, also old dehisced valves) subglaucous, glabrous to subglabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Grows on sandstone in Eucalyptus woodland; it is common in wetter areas.
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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Acacia gittinsii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470403-1
WFO ID wfo-0000201318
COL ID 64C9X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Racosperma gittinsii Acacia gittinsii